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40,000-year-old bracelet made by extinct human species found – In what is quite an amazing discovery, scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old. This makes it the oldest piece of jewelry ever discovered, and archeologists have been taken aback by the level of its sophistication. The bracelet was discovered

Archaeologists Discover a Cheese That’s Almost 2,000 Years Older Than Jesus – The oldest cheese in the world has been found, and it puts your Trader Joe’s aged Gouda to shame. While Gouda can be aged for five years — some cheeses for ten — this one dates back as far as 1615 BC, which

Eureka! 1,000-year-old text by Greek maths genius Archimedes goes on display – It arrived in tatters – but after a decade of delicate restoration Archimedes’ oldest surviving work is now on display. The 1,000-year-old Archimedes Palimpsest – which was bought at auction by an anonymous buyer for $2 million in 1998 – is being showcased

The stunning yet mysterious Lady of Elche – In 1897, archaeologists uncovered a stunning artifact on a private estate at L’Alcúdia in Valencia, Spain. This find was a statue – a polychrome bust of a woman’s head. Believed to date back to the 4 th Century BC, the bust features a woman wearing an elaborate headdress. Now

An Underground City of Giants Discovered in the Grand Canyon Even with advances in modern day archaeology, most of the world’s buried cities still remain a mystery. Amazing discoveries require great efforts and sometimes, an even greater amount of luck. If we were to trust Early 20th Century Journalism, we would learn that serendipity led to the doorstep of the